The appointment of judges has been a thorny issue in recent times. In this article by MR. IBRAHIM LAWAL, he asserts that the Oyo State Judicial Service Commission has shown tardiness in the appointment of judges, arguing that this has occasioned hardship for lawyers and justice delivery in the state APPOINTMENT OF NEW JUDGES IN OYO STATE: NEED TO BE...
STEVE ABAR NOW VOX POPULI SCRIBE
The Vox Populi Foundation for Leadership, a non-governmental organization, has appointed senior lawyer, Mr. Stephen T. Abar as its Secretary General. According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, “Steve Abar, as fondly called by his peers, is an astute legal practitioner and ebullient administrator. He is the Principal Partner of Stephen Abat & Co. “The Foundation is poised...
GADZAMA LLP RELEASES Q1 2022 NEWSLETTER
The law firm of J-K Gadzama LLP has released Volume 34 of its popular quarterly newsletter for 2022. This latest edition includes the Keynote Address by Most Rev. Dr. Mathew Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, on the theme: Labour of Our Heroes Past: Thoughts on National Unity, delivered at the J-K Gadzama LLP 14th Annual...
RPC: ‘WHY WE SUED MALAMI,’ BY ORBIH, NBA-SLP CHAIR
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP), Chief Ferdinand Orbih (SAN) has said that the lawsuit filed against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN was a fallout of a directive by the association. It is recalled that Orbih had in an exclusive interview last December told CITY LAWYER that NBA would...
FIDA NIGERIA SET TO IMPLEMENT 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Nigeria Chapter (FIDA Nigeria) is set to begin implementation of its Five-Year Strategic Plan. According to a press statement made available to CITY LAWYER and signed by its Country Vice President/National President, Mrs. Amina Suzanah Agbaje and National Publicity Secretary, Christiana Oyanvutu Adejumo, the association recently held a 3-day National Executive Officers & Staff...
‘WHY COURT OF APPEAL MUST REVISIT 2021 RULES’
The Court of Appeal has issued new rules for the adjudication of appellate cases. In this article, IBRAHIM LAWAL, Head of Chambers, Olujinmi & Akeredolu dissects Order 8 Rule 11 of the Rules dealing with “Deposit against Cost” and concludes that it leaves much to be desired especially as it relates to access to justice COURT OF APPEAL RULES, 2021...
ECNBA: CAN AKINTUNDE FIX NBA’S TROUBLED ELECTIONS?
The appointment of chartered arbitrator and President of Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN), Mr. Richard Ayodele Akintunde (SAN) as the Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has elicited excitement in legal circles as to the prospects of the eagerly awaited 2022 NBA National Officers Election. This comes against the backdrop of...
NBA ELECTION: AKPATA TO INAUGURATE COMMITTEE ON MONDAY
Barring any last-minute hitch, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata will on Monday inaugurate the newly appointed Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA). An impeccable source who is familiar with the matter told CITY LAWYER that the inauguration which was originally scheduled to hold at NBA House by 12 noon will now hold same day at 3:30 pm....
‘WE WANT REPORT ON TORTURE, SARS,’ SAY UN
The United Nations has called on the Federal Government to provide, by 3 December 2022, information on its follow-up to the Committee’s recommendations in its latest report on torture in Nigeria. According to the global body, the information should dwell on “allegations of torture, ill-treatment, arbitrary detention and excessive use of force, in particular by SARS.” In its latest report...
GADZAMA C’TE URGES LAWYERS TO REPORT HARASSMENT BY SECURITY OPERATIVES
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Securities Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC) has urged lawyers to report cases of harassment and intimidation to the committee for immediate redress. In a press statement made available to CITY LAWYER, the committee urged lawyers “who have or are been unjustly intimidated, harassed, humiliated or subjected to unwarranted hardship in the course of interaction with any...